how do shelves attach

shanekennedy · February 2010

want to attach some shelves to my egg

got some curly maple scraps that i bet would look great

figure i can pick up a piece of 3/4" steel from hardware store & bend to match egg shape & then attach shelves to steel

i see holes in the bottom band that hold the lid on

but if i insert screws from the back side of the band, the screw heads will be pushed in to the ceramic

what am i missing

"Sparky" · February 2010

What you need is some of these

They are the same bolts that attach the hinges to the bands

thechief96 · February 2010

Can these be purchased from the egg store?

Carolina Q · February 2010

McMaster-Carr has 'em. They're called self clinching studs...

http://www.mcmaster.com/#self-clinching-studs/=605t4b

shanekennedy · February 2010

never seen such a screw

thanks for speedy reply

i'll be placing me a mcmaster-carr order

"Sparky" · February 2010

Email me your address,and I'll send you some.I have a few extras laying around

grillmandan · February 2010

Good dealers will have them available. Sometimes they tend to snap off when installing, so dealers need to have extras on hand.

shanekennedy · March 2010

thanks to doug for bolts

couldn't find enough curly maple scraps to cover the area needed, even with doing widely spaced slats

did have a cut off of partial curly w/ a knot in it that wasn't quite long enough

so i resawed it then cut it in half to widen it with some walnut

made a matching handle to go w/ the shelves

the brackets were made from some steel i cut & bent from hardware store

didn't realize until after building brackets that the factory shelves folded down

that would be a nice feature

if someone could post a close-up pic of their factory shelves, i could try to mimic the functionality

how do shelves attach

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